Category Archives: World
Trump team's curious query tripped concerns about Flynn
WASHINGTON - In late November, a member of Donald Trump’s transition team approached national security officials in the Obama White House with a curious request: Could the incoming team get a co...
May 05, 2017
CBS, NBC also refuse to air Trump advertisement
NEW YORK - CBS and NBC have joined CNN in refusing to air an advertisement that lists President Donald Trump’s accomplishments while blaming the “fake news” media for not reporting o...
May 05, 2017
New Mexico governor reconvenes lawmakers in budget showdown
SANTA FE, N.M. - Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez ordered a special session of the Legislature on Friday to resolve a grinding state budget crisis, with no sign of a compromise with leading ...
May 05, 2017
Trump: Australian health care system better than US
BRANCHBURG, N.J. - President Donald Trump’s praise of Australia’s government-funded health care system has raised the ire of Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leading advocate of such single-payer sy...
May 05, 2017
Quick guide: The French presidential election
PARIS - A quick guide to the logistics of the winner-takes-all final round of voting Sunday that will elect France’s new president: ___ THE ELECTION: Just two candidates: Emmanuel Macron, 39, a ...
May 05, 2017
French presidential choice: Risk Le Pen or settle for Macron
PARIS - After an election campaign like no other, France is about to have a president like no other: either Marine Le Pen, a far-right populist who could reshape Europe’s post-war order and beco...
May 05, 2017
Macron, the political newbie who may become French president
PARIS - French centrist Emmanuel Macron has already achieved an immense task: A former outsider with little political experience, he is now the front-runner in France’s presidential race, bankin...
May 05, 2017
France's vote ripples across Europe, markets, diplomacy
PARIS - Whatever the result of France’s presidential election, the choice will resonate far beyond France’s borders, from extremist strongholds in Syria to Hong Kong trading floors and the...
May 05, 2017
A polished Le Pen maintains gritty image in French vote
PARIS - The months of grueling campaigning have polished her image. The driving ambition has been softened to widen her appeal to French voters. But Marine Le Pen has not lost the gritty, populist edg...
May 05, 2017
AP Interview: Le Pen tells AP she 'changed everything'
PARIS - French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told The Associated Press on Friday that whether or not she wins Sunday’s runoff vote, “we changed everything.” In an in...
May 05, 2017